Winery - C. Beck
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The grapes are from old vines in Calistoga, and the wine shows the ripe, rich, full-bodied personality of that warm area. It’s dry and tannic, yet opulent in sweet oak, raspberry, blackberry, plum and chocolate fruit, with a long, spicy finish. Very nice now, and should develop over many years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a Calistoga vineyard, this is a wine Pet fans will celebrate. Inky black and concentrated, it’s lush in pastry-filling blackberry, cherry, plum, chocolate and coffee flavors, and with twenty months in French oak, there’s tons of vanilla, caramel char and sweet oak tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 50% new French oak barrels, this is a flamboyant wine. It’s enormous in blackberries, cola, sweet licorice and cedar flavors, and the tannins are very refined. Forward and jammy, it’s a flashy wine to drink over the next several years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A shade less opulent but finer and more structured than the ’04. The tannins are as fine as in any Napa cult Cab, yet the flavors are exotic, with tiers of black currants, red cherries, licorice, dark chocolate, violets, pepper, leather and Chinese mu shu plum sauce. Drink now with substantial roasts; should age for a decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Inky dark and tannic now, this 100% Cabernet, aged in 50% new French oak barrels, seems aimed for the cellar. It’s tough as nails now, but has an enormous heart of cassis. Give this low-production wine a good 4–6 years of aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit jammy and simple, with fresh, primary flavors of blackberries and cherries that are almost sweet. Oak adds creamy, smoky notes. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very good, even noble Petite Sirah whose classic structure expresses the variety’s personality in an elegant way. Tannic and dry, it’s a big, fruity wine, with notes of blackberries, coffee, dark chocolate and tar. Now–2013.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows the full-bodied balance and texture of a fine Napa Cabernet, with rich, ripe tannins, although the flavors are all Petite Sirah. Wild forest black, blue and red berries, anise, pepper, leather, bacon and dark chocolate flood the mouth. Delicious now, and should evolve through 2014, with proper cellaring.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fancy and easy to drink now for its soft tannins and elegant mouthfeel. Flavors of blackberries, black currants, black cherries, dark chocolate, herbs and sweet tobacco flood the mouth, and are complex and flattering. But the tannins are such that time in the cellar is recommended. Now–2012.
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